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    Character » Daredevil appears in 4764 issues.

    As a child, Matt Murdock was blinded by radioactive waste while trying to save an elderly stranger about to get hit by a truck carrying the dangerous material. In turn, his other senses were heightened to superhuman sharpness and he gained a form of "radar sense". By day, he is a successful trial lawyer; but by night, he guards Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil: the Man Without Fear.

    Daredevil Reboot: Should it be rated R?

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    #1  Edited By Gambit1024

    When Fox goes forth and reboots Daredevil, should it be rated R?


    I really think they should consider it. Daredevil isn't your "I'm gonna put on my tights and beat up the bad guy in broad daylight" kind of superhero. He fights rapists, drug addicts, and gangs on a daily basis in one of the roughest areas of New York City. His girlfriend was even a heroine addict who was a full-time porn star at one point. Daredevil is a much darker, grittier hero with a more mature fan base, so it would only make sense to make it an R rated film.

    What is your take, Viners?
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    #2  Edited By Icon

    I'm not so sure. DD isn't really a rated R kind of comic, so I don't think the movie needs to be either. A lot of the dark subject matter you mentioned is dealt with in mainstream media all the time (everything you listed has been done on regular TV in shows like CSI for instance). You can deal with serious crimes without the need to be so graphic in your depiction of them as to warrant an R rating. 

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    #3  Edited By Caligula

    a movie doesn't have to be rated R to be awesome.

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    #4  Edited By Gambit1024

    I don't think it should, but I think they should consider using more mature plot with those elements. It should definitely be more mature than the first DD movie. 

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    #5  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @Caligula said:
    " a movie doesn't have to be rated R to be awesome. "
    Depending on who the character is, it can only be done poorly without an R rating. But I think Daredevil could probably pull off a 14A rating and still be good. Something like Spawn or Deadpool, for example, simply wouldn't capture the essence of the characters in anything bellow R.
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    #6  Edited By JonesDeini
    @Gambit1024: 
    Yes, no other interpretation will really do it justice imo
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    #7  Edited By Icarusflies  Moderator

    If the Dark Knight could be PG-13, there is absolutely no need for Daredevil to be rated R. 



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    #8  Edited By Gambit1024
    @Icarusflies said:
    " If the Dark Knight could be PG-13, there is absolutely no need for Daredevil to be rated R. 


    "
    That's actually a pretty good way of thinking about it.
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    #9  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @Gambit1024 said:
    " @Icarusflies said:
    " If the Dark Knight could be PG-13, there is absolutely no need for Daredevil to be rated R. 


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    That's actually a pretty good way of thinking about it. "
    Yeah, but Daredevil deals with alot more prostitution and gang stuff than Batman. Batman may be very gang-oriented, but it's actually alot less than most people think.
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    #10  Edited By DH69

    it should but it wont, if its R they wont make money, and that whats important to them money, not making a decent movie.

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